6th Jane Reichhold Memorial Haiga Contest - First Place and First Runner-up!

Who wants to do the happy dance with me? Thank you, Lord for my two recent awards - First Place in the Traditional Category and First Runner-Up in the Photography and Mixed Media Category. This is one of the beautiful ways you have turned my life experiences into gifts to be shared to everyone! I am very grateful!!!

I hope you all enjoy these. Congratulations to all the winner! See all the winners and the commentaries here. 

First Place - Traditional Category

At first reading and viewing, this haiga by Chrissi Villa grips you. With each successive reading, the compounding layers of possibilities in this senryu are echoed visually in the varied and multi-textured circles of the image. One can’t help but to wonder of the other rings once worn. Are the bestowers now as nameless as the moon? The wonderful balance between fragment, phrase, and image invites the reader to insert themself into the narrative and make it their own without diminishing the original intent of the author, were we privy to it. (Commentaries by judges Kelly Sauvage and Bryan Rickert)

                             First Runner-Up - Photography and Mixed Media Category

This haiga by Chrissi Villa activates all our senses, as she invites us to view the textures, smell the flowers, and contemplate all the varied interpretations of her one line senryu. The image and senryu combined show a wonderful balance of softness and strength; yet, it is the sense of whimsy that offers an uncommon optimism. Oftentimes, when we think of abandoning a place or a situation, it is in the context of escape. Yet, in this instance, the leaving is a lofting—ripe with infinite possibility. (Commentaries by judges Kelly Sauvage and Bryan Rickert)

Gingko Walk Contest at the Haiku North America Conference 2021

I enjoyed so much the Haiku North America conference 2021! As one of the moderators, I was honored to introduce presenters Brad Bennett, Jennifer Hambrick, and Michael Dylan Welch. I also learned a lot from the presentations and from the renku session. Thank you, Linda Papanicolaou, for the informative and engaging workshop. I had fun with the other participants. Lastly, I am so thrilled that I won first place in the Gingko Walk contest conducted by Alan Pizzarelli and Donna Beaver. Haiku was barking when she knew I was excited about the wonderful news. lol

Watch the full video of the gingko walk here. Thank you, Alan Pizzarelli and Donna Beaver for this inspiring video. https://vimeo.com/630495692

Narrow Road: A Literary Journal Volume 12

So excited to see my first appearance in Narrow Road: A Literary Journal. The italicized words are mine. Thank you, Paresh Tiwari, for allowing me to write a cherita remixed from a few pages of your stunning poetry book, Raindrops Chasing Raindrops.

To upload the pdf, click this link.

The Cherita (Issue 4:4 September 2020)

*this night

tattooed deeper
dew soaked grass

was it your breath             

I choose not to
release?

 

Paresh Tiwari : Hyderabad, India
a cherita trouve from Christine L. Villa

 

a few stars nibble dawn

I savor the words
tumbling on your pillow
while you fall asleep

I dare not to
open my eyes

Paresh Tiwari, Christine L. Villa, Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India, North Highlands, CA, USA, Hyderabad, India

*

moon shards

when will I ever
get it right?

no lullabies, fairytales,
or words to clone 
perfection

Paresh Tiwari, Christine L. Villa, Paresh Tiwari

Hyderabad, India, North Highlands, CA, USA, Hyderabad, India

 

peeling the scent of regrets

I strip my bed
and dump the sheets
into the washer

if I enter a puddle
will it be easy to forget?

Paresh Tiwari, Christine L. Villa, Paresh Tiwari
Hyderabad, India, North Highlands, CA, USA, Hyderabad, India

 

The Cherita (August Issue)

Experimenting with cherita art! This cherita was published last August in the cherita: your storybook journal. To read the current issue, here's the link. http://www.thecherita.com/flipbook/

 

World Haiku Association (157th Haiga Contest)

 

Kuniharu Shimizu selected 24 out of 51 submissions.

World Haiku Association

(157th Haiga Contest, October 2017)

First Issue 2017 of The Cherita

     It has been more than 90 days so now I can post these 3 cherita that were published in the first issue of the cherita: your storybook journal.

      If you'd like to read the current issue, Be Amazed, edited by Larry Kimmel, here's the link. http://www.thecherita.com/flipbook.

World Haiku Association (152nd Haiga Contest)

Kuniharu Shimizu selected 21 out of 54.

World Haiku Association

(152nd Haiga Contest, April 2017)

Brass Bell: A Haiku Journal (April 2016 Issue)

     

 Enjoy more one-line haiku on Brass Bell by clicking here.

World Haiku Association (137th Haiga Contest)

 

 

World Haiku Association 

(137th Haiga Contest, December 2015)

 

World Haiku Association (134th Haiga Contest)

     I didn't make it to the top three, but I'm still glad to be among the 57.

 

 

World Haiku Association 

(134th Haiga Contest, September 2015)

  

NaHaiWriMo (December 2014 prompts)

 

book shelves  . .

if only I could decide

how my story ends

 

 

December 1 prompt: library

See comments here.

 

lavender confetti

the scent of wishes

in stars

 

 

December 2 prompt: lavender

See comments here.

 

morphine moon . . .

catching what he says

that makes sense

 

 

December 3 prompt: language

See comments here.

 

moonlight drips

on my dirty dishes . . .

longest night

 

 

December 5 prompt: liquid

See comments here.

 

 

 

 

December 6 prompt: luscious

See comments here.

 

afternoon nap . . .

a lace of sunlight

lounges on the couch

 

 

December 7 prompt: lazy

See comments here.

 

labyrinth

only to find my way

back to you

 

 

December 8 prompt: labyrinth

See comments here.

 

as if his words

were not sweet enough . . .

cake layers

 

 

December 9 prompt: layers

See comments here.

 

latte tulip

my heart opens

to a new day

 

 

December 10 prompt: latte

See comments here.

 

fall morning

a lily laps up

a ray of sunshine

 

 

December 10 prompt: lap

See comments here.

 

sweet pea

I forget all the words

of our song

 

 

December 11 prompt: lyrics

See comments here.

 

Tanka Poets on Site (April 4 prompt)

even in the dark
notes from his guitar
still find me . . .
like the scent of moonflowers
crawling from my feet



prompt: night blooms
See comments here.

Tanka Poets on Site (February 7 prompt)

the full moon
too huge for my heart
as I walk alone
with the growing scent
of magnolia



prompt: full moon
See comments here.

Indian Kukai #3

      Have you sent in your entry? Only a few days left till the deadline.

     Theme: Fragrance/scent

     Check out http://indiankukai.blogspot.in for further details!

     Submissions deadline: 1/12/14
     Voting period: 1/14/14 - 1/20/14

He Doodles, You 'Ku - Day 20

muffling

the sound of frogs

scent of plumeria

See doodle here. 

He Doodles, You 'Ku - Day 10

candle wax--

shaping her dreams

with his scent

~ 0 ~

melting candle

petal after petal

her flame dies

See doodle here.

Another New Year

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Lunch Break

Haiku Heights 

The Collaborative Photo Haiku-Project (Entry 18)

photo by Tif Holmes


calling my name

at the edge of a dream . . .

a hint of his cologne

The Collaborative Photo-Haiku Project (Entry 18)

Kathy Uyen Nguyen's comment:

Very beautiful!

Poem to Picture

 

photo by Jens-Christian Kjaer

old jar

the scent of memories

I thought I've forgotten

Poem to Picture 

June 14, 2012